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Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Chazey Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Mapledurham

Historical Forms

  • Chauseia, Shalseye c.1180 Cooke
  • Causies Wood 1658 Cooke
  • Chauzes wood(e) c.1676,1676 Cooke

Etymology

Chazey Fm etc. take name from the family of Walter de Chauseia , Shalseye c. 1180 Cooke. Cf. Chawses 1476–8 Cooke, Chausis 1480 Cooke, Chaws Farm 1735 Cooke, Case Fm 1763 Cooke, Chaus Fm 1764 Cooke, Chase Fm 1759, 60 Cooke, Chains Farm 1761 Rocque.

Chazey Wood is Causies Wood 1658 Cooke, Chauzes wood (e )c. 1676,1676 Cooke.